Lot 7. A pair of famille rose 'melons' bowls, Daoguang six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1821-1850). Estimate GBP 20,000 - GBP 40,000 (USD 24,820 - USD 49,640). Price Realised GBP 22,500 (USD 27,922). Photo Christie's Images Ltd 2016.
Each bowl is decorated to the exterior with bitter melons and bamboo sprays that continue over the rim into the interior. There is a butterfly in flight depicted to the exterior and another one to the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 189. A Chinese famille rose 'immortals' cup, Qing dynasty, 19th century. Estimate $1,000-1,500. Sold for $10,625. Photo Freeman's
of bell form, painted to one side with Shoulao, two immortals and a boy in a landscape, inscribed on the reverse with a ten-character inscription and with two seal impressions, with iron-red borders of bats at the rim and foot. H: 4 1/4 in., 11 cm; W: 4 in., 10 cm
Provenance: Formerly of a private Japanese collection
Note: For similar famille rose... [Lire la suite]